Tax Reform & Renewable Energy

Without a doubt, catering to more than a billion people that currently have no access to electricity is the largest opportunity for the renewable energy industry. As there is no existing infrastructure, high-tech renewable + storage, off-grid systems can be designed from scratch to optimize both efficiency and cost. However, challenges remain. In this webinar we look into energy market access for the next billion customers.Explore the opportunity: market number and statistics. Where are the next billion users and how can their needs be met? What policy, financial and development support is available today for companies looking at this marketCreate a commercially micro-utility business: with no legacy infrastructure, distributed generation, mini and micro grids make good business sense today in the right locations

Is the South African energy mix leaving you with a feeling of grey instead of presenting a clear black and white picture? Are you interested to hear the opinion of how and why the South African energy mix is dependent on all clean power technologies to ensure a secure and sustainable energy network? Do you require clarity around the great ‘nuclear debate’ and the impact the delays on the IPP programme are having on the greater energy value chain.

Electricity regulation has remained mostly unchanged for the last 100 years. Generally speaking, states enter into “regulatory compacts” with electric utilities. Under the current model, the state grants the utility an exclusive franchise right to provide electric service to customers within a specific service territory in exchange for the utility consenting to be regulated by the state.

The majority of the developing world still faces great challenges in mobilising financing for critically needed energy projects ranging from electrifying health clinics to powering industry and development. These challenges were prominent even before the pandemic but subsequently, the fiscal space for recovery and sustainable development efforts became further constrained by additional obstacles to access financing, limited public and private investments and continuing debt service obligations. The crisis in Ukraine further brought new levels of uncertainty.